NEWS: December deadline: Air Force trains young officers on strategies

In view of the December deadline for defeating Boko Haram insurgents inthe country, the Chief of Air Staff, CAS, Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar,has disclosed the need for young officers of the Nigerian Air Force, NAF to be trained on strategies for winning the war against the terrorists.

The Air Marshal made this disclosure at the Economic Community of WestAfrican States Monitoring Group, ECOMOG Veterans Retreat held in Yola,the Adamawa state capital, stating that the young officers neededadequate knowledge to efficiently face the challenges of the 21stcentury.

He said the Air Force had deployed veterans whosuccessfully fought rebels in some African countries under the ECOMOG to mentor and train its young officers, as according to him, this wouldhelp in building the capacity of the younger generation of officersespecially on how to combat the insurgents.

“The idea is to bring veterans who have retired from Air force to sharetheir experiences with the young officers with a view to resolving someof the challenges being encountered in air operations in the North-east.

“The military, through the help of the Air force, have been able to degradethe fighting capability of the insurgents and has gone deeper into thedreaded Sambisa forest with the aim to root out the insurgents that hastaken grip of the forest,” the Air Force Chief noted.

“We havedegraded the capacity of the insurgents and we are coordinating with the army so that we can ultimately get into the forest. You should alsoknow that you have a role to play. I think collectively as a nation, weare moving toward the deadline.

“The Air Force is alsostrategizing to bombard the insurgents in the night, because theinsurgents usually take advantage of the fact that their fighter jets do not operate in night hence unleash their attacks mostly in the night.

“The unity of the country relies on the Armed Forces. To be able to copewith the current challenges and discharge its responsibilitieseffectively, the Air Force leadership has been improving on itsoperational capability and welfare of its personnel,” Abubakar stated.

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